Police seize stolen chain saws, arrest 2 in Freetown

FREETOWN — Officers seized three stolen chain saws and a silencer and arrested two men after conducting a search early Wednesday at a Chace Road residence, police said.

FREETOWN — Officers seized three stolen chain saws and a silencer and arrested two men after conducting a search early Wednesday at a Chace Road residence, police said.

Lt. Steven E. Abbott, public information officer for the Freetown Police Department, said in a press release that the seizure from the property at 91 Chace Road at about 3:30 a.m. follows an investigation into a rash of tool thefts.

The chain saws were recently stolen in Freetown, police said. Officers also seized three loaded rifles that weren't properly secured. It was unclear from the release whether the silencer was also stolen.

Heath H. Chace, 27, of 91 Chace Road, was arrested at the residence and charged with possession of a silencer, three counts of failing to secure a rifle and one count of receiving stolen property, police said.

Oscar D. Demoranville, 27, also of the Chace Road address, was also arrested and charged with possession of a silencer and two counts of receiving stolen property, according to police.

Freetown Detective Shane Kelley obtained the search warrant and was joined by Sgts. Swede Magnett and Edward Dwyer and Officers Ryan Pereira, Jacob Raposo and Anthony Pereira and members of the Southeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council's rapid response team.